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The federal government increased the number of seed entrepreneurs in the country's agricultural sector to 314 to increase farmers' access to quality seeds.Dr. Philiph Ojo, general director of the National Council for Agricultural Seeds (NASC), told reporters in Abuja that the council council approved licenses for 158 new new seed entrepreneurs to add to the […]
Smallholder farmers and other stakeholders urged the PCT administration to use women and youth farmers in the area, in the preparation, implementation and other budgetary processes in agriculture. The Chairperson of the Small Federation of Women Farmers in Nigeria (SWOFON), Ms. Mary Afan, appealed on Wednesday to Abuja at the "Consultative Stakeholder Meeting on the […]
Zimbabwe is running out of wheat because the central bank won’t provide foreign currency needed to pay for a consignment of the grain, the Grain Millers’ Association of Zimbabwe said. The country only has 28,028 metric tons of wheat stored, compared with a three-monthly requirement of 114,000 tons, Lynette Veremu, general manager of the association, […]
WOMEN to farmers reported that quality animal feeds are a critical factor guaranteeing the production of the bumper. Prof. Duroyai Ologobo, Professor of the Department of Biochemistry and Toxicology at the University of Ibadan, announced this by conducting a lecture titled "Low Cost Strategies for the Production of Bumper Animals", organized as part of activities […]
In the light of ongoing outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Eastern Europe and in China, the Philippine government has temporarily banned pig and pork imports from China, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia and Ukraine. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has ordered the immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of the application and issuance of sanitary […]
Farmers are encouraged to take additional use of organic and inorganic fertilizers in the country in order to increase yields, increase incomes and ensure food security and economic prosperity for Nigeria. Executive Secretary of the Association of Fertilizer Manufacturers and Suppliers of Nigeria (FEPSAN), Alhaji Ahmed Rabiu Kwa gave advice in an interview to reporters […]
I hadn’t realised, until I received a Labour Party press release, that Michael Gove murders badgers. I don’t mean that he goes out at night with a shovel and strangles them with his bare hands (I do doubt it), or that he sends his terrier of a wife, Sarah Vine, to invade their setts and […]
It was confirmed that at least 19 people were killed, and several houses and agricultural lands destroyed by floods in some communities in 10 local government areas of Kano state, Kano Chronicle reports.Executive Secretary of the Agency for Emergency Relief and Rehabilitation of Kano State (SERERA) Alhaji Ali Bashir confirmed the death of 18 people, […]
A no deal Brexit risks creating a dangerous two tier food system that divides the rich and the poor, with the less well-off forced to accept lower standards, warns a major new report from a leading UK think-tank Current high welfare standards could be compromised by cheaper imports Curbs to migration could drive up […]
A glance at the fertilizer warehouse of the administration of the Federal Capital Territory in Tunga-Maya caused a cold shiver on Alhaji Garba's back. He said it was heartbreaking that the object that he usually came in to get fertilizer was abandoned in ruins and now overgrown with herbs. He said that some of the […]
ZIMBABWE was by yesterday left with less than a month of wheat stocks after a United Kingdom-based supplier held back a 30 000-tonne consignment at Mozambique’s port of Beira until payment is confirmed following delays by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to remit $12,5 million to close the deal. It is understood that some […]
The Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Ogbonna Ona described climate change as a result of the depletion of arable land as responsible for the ongoing clashes of shepherds / farmers in Nigeria. The Minister reported this at the opening of the workshop on Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in […]
US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stewart Symington Appeal to young agriprene in the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) was aimed at upholding the course of work for their African counterparts. The challenge was made by the US ambassador to Nigeria, HE Stuart Symington, when he visited them in Ibadan to talk about the progress […]
At least 400,000 cocoa seedlings and 25,000 cashew seedlings were distributed by the Ondo government to farmers in 18 local government districts of the state. Speaking at the time of the distribution of the seedlings, the Governor of the state, Mr. Rotemi Akerdolu, said that this initiative is part of the efforts of the state […]
A global analysis published by the Environmental Protection Fund on Monday showed that emissions of methane and nitrous oxide in rice farms can have the same effect on long-term warming as about 600 coal plants The study, published on Monday, showed that rice cultivation around the world can be responsible for twice the level of […]